Pacific Highway upgrade at Lisarow

Roads and Maritime is upgrading the Pacific Highway between Ourimbah Street and Parsons Road at Lisarow. The upgrade involves widening the highway to provide two lanes in each direction to improve traffic flow, travel times and safety.

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Updates and announcements

A contract has been awarded to Daracon Contractors to build the Pacific Highway upgrade between Ourimbah Street and Parsons Road at Lisarow.

Construction will start in early 2019. We will keep residents and the community updated on work times, details and changed traffic conditions closer to the work starting.

The early work activities carried out by Roads and Maritime in preparation for the main construction have now been completed. This work included site clearing, utility relocations and work on rail infrastructure.

Project background

The NSW Government is investing $178 million to upgrade the Pacific Highway between Ourimbah Street and Parsons Road at Lisarow.

The upgrade will improve traffic flow, travel times and safety for around 30,000 motorists using this 1.6 kilometre section of the highway each day.

Following consideration of community feedback in 2016, the Review of Environmental Factors was determined in February 2017.

As a result of our continued planning and development of the project, Roads and Maritime Services has updated the Review of Environmental Factors to include more details in two Addendum Review of Environmental Factors reports.

A contract was awarded to Daracon Contractors in November 2018 to build the upgrade.

Project benefits

Key benefits of the upgrade include:

Improved traffic flow and travel times on the Pacific Highway

Improved connections to the local road network

Improved safety for all road users

Improved pedestrian and cycle network.

Key features

Two lanes in each direction on the Pacific Highway

A new bridge over the rail line, replacing the existing narrow bridge near Railway Crescent

New traffic lights at the Railway Crescent and Tuggerah Street (formerly Macdonalds Road) intersections with the Pacific Highway

Upgrading the existing traffic lights at The Ridgeway

Improved pedestrian and cycle paths along and across the highway

Improved access to the parking area at Lisarow Railway Station.

Next steps

A contract has been awarded to Daracon Contractors to build the upgrade.

Construction will start in early 2019, weather permitting.

We will provide more information about work times, activities and changed traffic conditions closer to work starting.

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